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Salteraster grandis

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Urasterellidae

Taxonomy
Stenaster grandis was named by Meek (1872).

It was recombined as Urasterella grandis by Schuchert (1915); it was recombined as Salteraster grandis by Blake and Koniecki (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Stenaster grandis Meek p. 258
1873Stenaster grandis Meek p. 66 figs. pl. 3bis fig. 7
1879Palaeaster harrisi Miller p. 117 figs. pl. 10 fig. 2
1889Stenaster grandis Miller p. 283 figs. fig. 432
1915Urasterella grandis Schuchert pp. 180-182 figs. pl. 27 figs. 6-8, pl. 28 fig. 1, 2, pl. 30 figs. 1-4
2020Salteraster grandis Blake and Koniecki pp. 14, 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyUrasterellidae
genusSalteraster
speciesgrandis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Salteraster grandis Meek 1872
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Invalid names: Palaeaster harrisi Miller 1879 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-08 02:28:25
Modified: 2009-09-08 04:28:25
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Blake and Rozhnov 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Richmondian or 457.30000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Oklahoma) Salteraster grandis (211927)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Salteraster grandis (24103)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Salteraster grandis (195670)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Urasterella grandis (55999)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Urasterella grandis (5326)